Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court, seeking to halt the Presidential Election on grounds that the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was not properly passed in Parliament.
Tthe petition argues that the 19th Amendment was not adequately passed in Parliament and insists that a referendum is necessary for its proper enactment.
Respondents named in the petition include the Election Commission, its members, the General Secretary of Parliament, and the Attorney General.
The petitioner asserts that the 19th Amendment amended Article 70 of the Constitution, thereby limiting the President's authority to dissolve Parliament one year after its election.
Furthermore, the petitioner claims that despite a Supreme Court ruling recommending a referendum for the amendment, it was not subjected to one.
Highlighting these points, the petitioner argues that the amendment lacks legal validity as it has not undergone a referendum nor been signed by the President.
Therefore, the petitioner contends that the continued recognition of the 19th Amendment as law is erroneous.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court dismissed another FR petition filed by entrepreneur C.D. Lenawa, seeking to postpone the Presidential Election until the court provides clarity on its date.
